Washing-machine.



M. PHILLiPS.

- WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 1.1. 1.914.

1,173,027. Patented Feb. 22,1916.

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M. PHILLIPS.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 17. 1914.

Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

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THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co., WASHINGTON, D. c.

MARSHALL PHILLIPS, OF SILVER CREEK, GEORGIA.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of I etters Patent.

Patented Feb. 22, 1916.

Application filed November 17, 1914. Serial No. 872,610.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARSHALL PHILLIPS, a citizen of the United States, residing at .Silver Creek, in the county of Floyd and !State of Georgia, have invented new and useful Improvements in ashing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to washing machines .and more particularly to that type of machine employing reciprocating suction cups.

The principal obj eot of the invention is to provide simple and efficient means for actuating the suction cup plungers whereby with a minimum amount of power a maximum amount of work may be performed.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the following specific description is read in connection with the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this application, and in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is a top plan View. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a similar view taken on the line 44 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 shows a double arrangement whereby with one operating mechanism two sets of clothes may be simultaneously washed.

Referring to the drawings and more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, 1 represents a base upon which is mounted a tub or tank of any suitable material or outline and which has reciprocally mounted therein a plurality of plungers 3 guided in their movements preferably by the brackets 4 connected together in the manner shown by the bridge piece 5. The plungers 3 are slidably mounted in bearings carried upon the brackets and are all supplied upon their lower ends with suitable suction cups 6 which may be of any suitable or preferred design. The upper ends of the plungers are removably connected in any suitable manner to a spider-like head 7 which is provided with a vertically extending pivot stud 8 to which is pivotally connected the link 9. This link is in turn pivotally connected to one end of the lever 10 fulcrumed upon the upper end of a standard 11 extending v'ertically from the base and braced to the tub or tank 2 by the diagonal strut 12.

Carried by the base is a pivoting block 13 upon which are pivoted a pair of footoperated treadles 1 1 and 15, both of which are connected to the lever 10 upon opposite sides of its fulcrum by means of links or rods 16 and stirrups 17. The foot pedals 1 1 and 15 are guided in their movements by staple like guiding members 18 which straddle the foot pedals and are secured in the base 1, as shown. In operating the foregoing device, the operator stands upon the foot pedals and works them with a seesawlike motion thus pivoting the lever 10 and reciprocating the plunger 3 within the tub or tank 2. In case there is more than one tub arranged side by side and connected to the fulcrum shaft of the lever 10 or if for any reason the operation of the device is hard, additional power may be put into the work by grasping the handle bar 19 secured to the standard 11. This bar is so mounted that when downward pressure is exerted upon either of the treadles 14 or 15 the operator may lift upon the handle bar thus putting twenty or twenty-five pounds more power into each stroke.

here it is desired to wash more than one set of clothes at a time, the tubs may be arranged side by side as previously indicated or the lever 10 may be extended as shown in Fig. 5 and have an additional spider head 20 connected to its opposite end in a manner similar to that shown at the left of Fig. 1. This spider head will also carry a plurality of plungers 21, as shown, which will operate in brackets 22 carried by the tub 23. In operating this last type of the device, it will be seen that when one set of plungers is lowered to bring its suction cups into operation, the opposite set of plungers will be lifted and Vice versa, the lever 10 acting in the manner of a walking beam.

What is claimed is In a washing machine, a base, a tank mounted on said base, inverted U-shaped brackets having the extremities thereof secured to the upper edge of said tank, bridge pieces connecting said brackets, plungers extending through each of said brackets and disposed within said tank, suction cups mounted on the lower end of said plunger, a spider like head connected to the upper end of said plungers, a stud formed on said head, a link having one end thereof pivotally connected to said stud, a standard up- In testimony whereof I aflix my signature standing from said base, a lever fulcrumed in presence of two witnesses. on the upper end of said standard and hav- MARSHALL PHILLIPS lng one end thereof pivotally connected to v 5 said link, and means for rocking said lever Witnesses:

whereby the cups will be reciprocated J. E. SMITH, within said tank. R'A. DENMARK.

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